Could you re-home a Dobermann?

We hope to find new loving forever homes for all Dobermanns who come into our care. Unfortunately the number of abandoned and unwanted dogs needing help far exceeds those looking to re-home a Dobe.

If you think you could offer one of our dogs a new home after reading our adoption ethos you can download an adoption form here

Please remember taking on a FOND rescue dog is not a cheap option in addition to paying a minimum adoption fee of £140.00 you may be required to have the dog or bitch neutered and need to invest in socialisation and obedience classes. Many Dobes like more than just going for a walk so another way to interact with them is to attend local agility classes. All this with good feeding, veterinary costs and insurance requires total commitment and needs careful thought before entering into the adoption of a dog.

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Rehoming Policy:

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Any dog for re-homing is assessed by one of our representatives and a careful history of the dog recorded wherever possible. There are times, however, when a full history is simply not known, for example if the dog has changed hands one or more times or has sadly, been picked up as a stray.

We will not re-home a dog without a full history into a home with young children. Similarly if we have a Dobermann in our care who has never lived with small children we will not consider re homing the dog with a very young family (even if we are told that the dog is great with visiting small children/neighbours’ children etc).

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We work very hard to ensure that we match the right dog to the right home. All of our potential adopters must at least meet our minimum criteria and all homes are checked for suitability. We may also require a veterinary or dog trainer's reference initially if a long distance is involved between the dog and the potential new home. Current fuel prices mean that we like to have as much information up front before authorising a home check. We may also ask you to make a contribution to the volunteer home checker's fuel costs.

It is all about finding a home and environment our Dobermanns will thrive in.

Our guidelines are:

  • A fully enclosed garden with fencing of 5 feet minimum. This applies to garden gates as well.
  • The dog must live in the house and there must be space in that house for the dog and your family. We do not re-home into outside kennels or outbuildings.
  • The dog must not be left alone without human companionship for longer than 4 hours a day. Young dogs may not be left this long. ( This does not mean 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the afternoon!)
  • Financially able to provide a Dobermann with good quality food and veterinary care.
  • Experience of the Dobermann breed or at the very least, experience of a large breed high energy dog.
  • The provision of twice daily exercise.
  • A commitment to providing life-long, loving care to a homeless Dobermann or one that is up for rehoming.

Once a Dobe is placed into a permanent home, we offer support whenever needed and we love nothing more than to hear stories and receive photos of our Dobes with their new families.

whilst as a rehoming organisation we hope you would consider as your new companion one of the many dogs we're helping find a new home, we do realise that for whatever reason you may not be able to do this, or feel that a puppy is or would be more appropriate for you. In this case, please do ensure you follow the excellent advice that is given by all the major organisations such as the Kennel Club, RSPCA, SSPCA, Dobermann breed clubs etc as well as ourselves and only deal with reputable, licensed breeders who can offer you a healthy, happy, well-bred pet and a lifetime of advice, help and support should you ever want or need it.

If buying from a breeder make sure you see the puppies with their mother. DO NOT take a pup if the bitch has a timid or bad temperament, however hard, walk away.

Make sure you obtain a receipt from the breeder and if the puppy's Kennel Club registration is applied for and not available at the point of sale, make sure the receipt is marked 'Registration applied for and dated'. Also make sure you take away a copy of your puppy's pedigree and the full name and address of its breeder and their land line telephone number.

Never buy two puppies from the same litter. A responsible breeder will not try and sell you two. Think carefully about buying puppies from breeders who do not put endorsements on their pedigrees as a responsible breeder will not want their offspring bred from without necessary health checks and in some cases may consider certain matings inappropriate.

Think carefully about buying from a breeder who does not have adequate facilities to take back their progeny in the sad event you are unable to keep your puppy due to unforseen circumstances. Reputable breeders do not use the type of internet site that advertises dogs and puppies by the thousands as most of their off-spring will have been pre-booked with a great deal of thought being put into firstly temperament of both dog and bitch and health checks like VWD, H.D. and others.

If you really want to know what happens to a huge proportion of dogs bred today start visiting your local dog pounds and dog homes where with on production of a utilities bill and a few pounds people walk away with a dog that is totally inappropriate for their life-style or some sinister purpose. Unfortunately the Dog's Trust and Jerry Greens and other similar caring ogranisations simply do not have room for them all.

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